Monthly Archive Index for KSL News Blog

Take A Free Course in CaseLearns

Classes in CaseLearns are loading daily, and you can see what's offered in the lower left of the KSL homepage, or in the class calendar. Invest in yourself—take a course in XML, Digital Publishing, EndNote, RefWorks, Nursing Sources, Patent Searching, Journal Alerts, or more!

• Is planning a challenge? Classes for the next few days always appear on the lower left side of the KSL homepage. See one you like, check your open time, and sign up!

• Need to plan your schedule ahead of time? On the Calendar, use the yellow arrows to see what's offered in the coming weeks. (We'll be adding more later!)

The Spring CaseLearns Calendar is almost complete—and you can register now for the upcoming classes. Check back again, to see what's new. We'll see you on the class calendar!

CaseLearns courses are held at KSL & HCL and require pre-registration. Please read the attendance policy when registering for classes. There's a variety, from listen & learn to hands-on, morning to late day to Sunday Series, from 1 to several hours. When noted, some classes offer to come to your department by arrangement. Let us know what else you'd like to learn!

International Students Online Research Guide

Coming to a university is a challenge, but coming to a university in a new country has extra challenges. Staff at Kelvin Smith Library have created an online International Students Research Guide, to help international students get a better understanding of the library. The online guide includes easy to read features such as:

• Map & Parking on the main page
• Helpful Phone Numbers
• KSL Hours
• How to Find & Borrow Things You Need
• People Who Can Help You With Your Research Topic

Also, Tabs across the top of the guide highlight library spaces, privileges, CaseLearns Classes, Technology Tips, and much more. Take a look and then tell a friend that there's a new resource to help navigate the library!

New Views @KSL!

Welcome back to another semester....and another view of KSL, as we change some things to make spaces work better for you! Gone are the high carrels on the main floor—now you have expansive views all the way to the windows. Here's a few more "new" spaces:

• Relax in the new casual reading area, next to the Cafe that is developing.

• Research & Reference staff are now at the Main Service Desk, convenient to other things you do there.

• High carrels on the 2nd floor are gone, opening up the view and study spaces.

Come in and see the new KSL spaces that are great places to read, work, study, relax & gather!

Free Training Sessions for ArtStor Database

ARTstor Digital Image Library hands-on training sessions come to Case on Thursday, February 3. From the creator of JSTOR, ARTstor brings you more than 1 million images with metadata, from over 150 outstanding collections around the world, and KSL brings an ARTstor trainer to you in a KSL classroom.

Training sessions: free but seats are limited—reserve now for one of two sessions held at 11 am & 1 pm on Feb. 3, 2011.

Start exploring ARTstor with any of the 22 varied Subject Guides:
• Latin American Studies brings you folk art, Diego Rivera, photographs of Mayan excavations.
• Got Maps? Look inside the First Fleet Collection from London.
• History of Medicine and Natural Science features medicine's social & historical aspects plus scientific studies.
• See Middle Eastern Studies from Yale's archives, or from over 80,000 modern images from Magnum Photos.

ArtStor image provided by Allan Kohl, photographer

ARTstor requires network authentication login at Case Libraries & via VPN for remote and wireless connections.

About ARTstor Digital Image Library: ARTstor is a digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. ARTstor's community-built collections comprise contributions from outstanding museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates. The ARTstor Digital Library is used by educators, scholars, curators, and students at hundreds of universities, colleges, museums, and libraries worldwide. Subject areas include art, architecture, music, religion, anthropology, literature, world history, American Studies, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, Medieval Studies, Renaissance Studies, and more.

Readers Discussion & Complimentary Copy of Book @KSL

Join us for our Noon-1 pm Thursday, Jan. 20th Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion as the Kelvin Smith Library continues the week's MLK celebrations.

We'll be discussing Donald T. Phillips' book Martin Luther King Jr. on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times. Bring your Brown Bag lunch to listen & join in as readers share thoughts on this theme during the MLK events at Case. We'll see you in the 2nd floor Dampeer Room at KSL.

Complimentary copies available, while they last.

Rev. Otis Moss, Jr., Pastor of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, Today @KSL

News Alert: Reverend Otis Moss, Jr. graciously makes an appearance at Case and the Kelvin Smith Library today for MLK lecture. Today's speaker, Rev. Courtney Clayton Jenkins, has our condolences on a family death and Reverend Moss will be speaking at Noon on the second floor O'Neill Reading Room

Reverend Moss was a personal friend of Martin Luther King, Jr., and has been acting in voting rights throughout the decades, has been professionally involved with the King Center in Atlanta and Operation PUSH in Chicago.

A well-known figure nationally and in NE Ohio, he'll be at KSL today from Noon-1:30. All are welcome to attend, and to enjoy punch and cookies after the lecture.

Last Chance Meeting for Redesign Competition, Jan. 20th

Students, you and your team have a last opportunity this week to meet with Arnold Hirshon, Associate Provost and University Librarian, to talk entering the KSL First Floor Redesign Competition.

Come to KSL on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2 pm:
• Get a one-on-one dialog with Arnold.
• Ask questions about the design requirements & opportunities.
• This is the last of 3 meetings, send your team or a representative to learn more.

Deadline: January 21, Noon, Statement of Intent to Submit a Proposal.

Make a Difference—we're looking for your best ideas!

Cafe Construction Begins...

MLK Research Spotlight@KSL

Read and watch MLK resources featured in January's Research Spotlight. King Center materials (including excerpts of famous speeches) & digital video offer a rich assortment of primary and secondary resources.

• From the Nobel Peace Prize Biography: at 35, Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. was the youngest recipient of the prize.

• King Center, King Encyclopedia: March on Washington, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Nonviolent Resistance & more.

• Selected Journal Articles: scholarly works in Law, Sociology, Black Studies, and American History.

• Selected books & media at KSL: subjects include politics, race relations, U.S. mass media & civil rights, a Smithsonian traveling exhibit, and a digital streaming video of a CBS Reports with Mike Wallace.

Explore the KSL Research Spotlight during January!

Journal articles and streaming video require an activated Case VPN or OhioLINK PIN authentication.

Learning to Lead: Presentation @KSL by Courtney Clayton Jenkins

Kelvin Smith Library hosts Courtney Clayton Jenkins, new pastor of the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, as she speaks on Learning to Lead: The Leadership Principles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Per her biographical statement, Rev. Jenkins is the first female and first African-American pastor at the urban church noted for it's long history as a multicultural, multiracial and diverse congregation. Her presentation will look at the leadership principles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. within the context of Generation X audiences.

Join us on Wednesday, January 19th:
• Noon-1:30
• Kelvin Smith Library, Second Floor O'Neill Reading Room
• Punch & cookies reception follows.

All who have an interest are welcome to attend. Seating is on a first-come basis.

Also join us for our Noon-1 pm Thursday, January 20th Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion:
Martin Luther King Jr. on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times, by Donald T. Phillips.
Bring a lunch to the 2nd floor Dampeer Room. Complimentary books are available by request so you can read & join the discussion—contact Karen Thornton 368-6511 for a copy.

MLK @KSL--Movie Screening Tuesday Jan 18th

Enjoy the exhibit "Free At Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery in America" now at KSL, and plan to see a screening of "KING" from the 5-part series "A Journey to Change: The Road to the White House."

The documentary movie (100 min.) portrays the man, myths, and message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with newsman Tom Brokaw. He also incorporates commentary from former President Bill Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Bono, Forrest Whitaker, and many others.

Join us at Noon on Tuesday, January 18 for this film and discussion, in KSL's Lower Level Classroom 06.

Free At Last Exhibit, KSL Lobby:

KSL Semester Hours

KSL returns to full semester hours plus 24x7 after the upcoming MLK Holiday Weekend. This week:

• Thursday 13th: 8 am - Midnight
• Friday 14th: 8 am - 8 pm
• Saturday 15th: 9 am - 5 :30 pm
• Sunday 16th: Noon - Midnight
• Monday 17th : Case & KSL are closed

KSL resumes 24x7 service hours at the close of Tuesday 18th night's Regular Business Hours.
After midnight, we'll see you here for quiet study and space to work with your friends!

Case ID card is required for evening access to KSL. Visitors, please press the Intercom at the Main Door and staff will speak to you & release the door for you.

2nd Student Meeting Opportunity for KSL Redesign Competition

Mark Wednesday January 12th on your calendars, for the second meeting with Associate Provost and University Librarian Arnold Hirshon as he meets with interested students about the student competition to redesign the main floor of KSL.

• Get a one-on-one dialog with him about the competition.
• Ask questions about the design requirements and opportunities.
• Send your team or a team representative for this opportunity to talk in KSL about the project.

Teams met with Arnold in December for the first meeting—put this one on your calendar for 10 am, Wednesday January 12 @KSL!

Interim Hours @KSL

Interim Hours are in effect this week as the campus and KSL prepare to start classes on the 10th.

We're busy with KSL Course Reserves this week and the mid-evening hours helps faculty prepare, as well!

• Visit KSL from 9 am -8:30 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 4-6, and from 9 am to 8 pm Friday the 7th.
• Saturday 8th KSL opens as usual at 9 am and closes at 5:30 pm, and Sunday 9th is closed.

Classes resume Monday, January 10th:
• Welcome back to M-Th: 8 am - Midnight, and on Fri 8-8 pm
• Saturday 15th: 9 am-5:30 pm
• Sunday 16th: Noon -Midnight
• Monday 17th: Case & KSL are closed for the national MLK Holiday

24x7 service resumes at KSL right after the MLK holiday weekend! See our Hours page for more details.

Free January Workshop: Is There A PhD in Your Future?

Whether you're just beginning the dissertation or are beginning to publish and prepare for the final degree, this workshop brings you a day of helpful tips, connections, and information to guide you.

Hear from a faculty panel, attend several breakout sessions on citation software, l advanced research tools, and more. Learn how to protect your copyrights–now, and in the future, in a changing landscape of author's rights.

Prizes, care packages, and much more await....print & share the flyer, and make sure you are registered!

Registration: by January 4th to gradstudies@case.edu